Business
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The £60bn foreign takeover frenzy: Royal Mail just the latest UK firm to be targeted
Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services backed an offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky of £3.5bn.
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MARKET REPORT: Bumper blue chips send Footsie to another record high
The Footsie is up nearly 10% this year. And the FTSE 250, which is more domestically-focused, also rose - by 0.7%, or 134.56 points, to 20,753.08.
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David Cameron's mother-in-Law quits luxury furniture firm OKA after US expansion row
Lady Astor (pictured with husband Lord William Astor) is at odds with OKA owner InvestIndustrial, over its rapid expansion into the US.
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12-month inflation hits 3.4% as elevated price growth continues to bite
The Consumer Price Index, the most-watched inflation measurement put out by the U.S. government, hit 3.4% on a 12-month basis in April as price...
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Inflation relocation: Some are getting paid to move to rural cities
As Americans continue to grapple with soaring consumer prices and inflation, some are taking offers to get paid to move to rural parts of the...
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Russia makes key gains as Ukraine withdraws troops around its second city
Ukraine's army withdrew some forces from areas around the city of Kharkiv, while local officials said Russian troops had taken up positions inside...
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Inflation rates are ticking up: How long could it last?
Since January, inflation rates ticked up and hit 3.5% in March. Consumers and Wall Street are now bracing for the release of the latest report on...
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Vertu Motors scores record sales of almost £5bn
Britain's third-biggest car dealership chain, which owns the Bristol Street Motors brand, reported turnover increased by 17.6 per cent to...
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Golden Virginia owner Imperial Brands bolstered by higher tobacco prices
The Golden Virginia and Rizla owner revealed net revenues from tobacco and next-generation products rose by 2.8 per cent in the six months ending...
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The doctor who saved Sen. Tammy Duckworth in Iraq is trapped in Gaza. Now she's trying to save him.
Adam Hamawy, from Princeton, N.J., is among a team of doctors from the Palestinian American Medical Association that was blocked from leaving Gaza...
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Eight migrant farm workers killed in bus crash in Florida
Authorities said eight people were killed when a bus carrying more than 50 migrant workers was sideswiped by a pickup truck in central Florida....
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BUSINESS LIVE: Burberry hit by luxury slowdown; Imperial lifted by higher prices; Vertu cheers market revival
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Burberry, Imperial Brands, Vertu Motors, Compass Group and Henry Boot.